ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay's Matt Garza tossed thefirst no-hitter in Rays franchise history and fifth of the 2010season in a 5-0 victory over Detroit. Garza allowed only asecond-inning walk and struck out six in facing the minimum 27batters to improve to 11-and-5 on the season.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Dan Haren had a short night in his debuton the mound for the Los Angeles Angels after suffering a rightforearm contusion. Haren was hit by a line drive on the forearm ofhis pitching arm after allowing two runs and seven hits in four andtwo-thirds innings in a 6-3 loss to Boston.
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Alex Rodriguez 600 home run watch continuestonight in Cleveland. A-Rod went hitless in four at-bats in theYankees' 3-2 win over the Indians as he remains stuck on 599 homeruns.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The surging Philadelphia Phillies haveclosed within four and a-half games of idle Atlanta in thetightening NL East race. Backup catcher Brian Schneider's two-runhome run helped the Phils complete a four-game sweep of Coloradowith a 5-4 win yesterday.
SEATTLE (AP) - Tod Leiweke (tahd lih-WIHK'-ee), the CEO of theNFL's Seattle Seahawks, is jumping leagues. The 50-year-oldexecutive is joining the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning as part-ownerwho will oversee daily operations of the Lightning.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 26th
PHOENIX (AP) - Dan Haren is part of the Los Angeles Angels'starting rotation after being acquired from Arizona for left-handerJoe Saunders and right-hander Rafael Rodriguez, a minor leaguepitcher and player to be named. Haren is 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA in 21starts and is tied for second among National Leaguers with 141strikeouts. Saunders was 6-and-10 with a 4.62 ERA in 20 starts forthe Angels.
NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez continues to sit on 599 home runsafter going 2-for-4 with three RBIs in the New York Yankees' 12-6drubbing of Kansas City yesterday. A-Rod had to leave the game inthe eighth after getting hit near his left wrist by a pitch withthe bases loaded in the eighth. Rodriguez said after the game thathe was fine, and he expects to be in the lineup when the Yanks facethe Indians in Cleveland today.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Outfielder Andre Dawson, manager WhiteyHerzog and umpire Doug Harvey gave their acceptance speeches duringtheir induction ceremony at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Dawsonmentioned steroid use in baseball during his speech, calling it "astain on the game, a stain gradually being removed." BroadcasterJon Miller received the Ford C. Frick Award, and sports writer BillMadden was honored with the Taylor G. Spink Award.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jamie McMurray held off Kevin Harvick to winthe Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday.McMurray is the third person to win both the Brickyard and Daytona500 in the same year. Greg Biffle finished third, followed by ClintBowyer and Tony Stewart. Pole-sitter Juan Pablo Montoya led for 53of 160 laps but crashed on lap 145 after losing his lead toMcMurray five laps earlier.
UNDATED (AP) - Bernhard Langer closed with a 1-over-par 72 andheld off a charging Corey Pavin (PAY'-vihn) to win the SeniorBritish Open by one stroke. Carl Pettersson shot a 3-under 67 inthe final round of the Canadian Open to claim his fourth PGA Tourvictory, besting third-round leader Dean Wilson by one shot. AndJiyai Shin birdied the 18th hole to win the Evian Masters by asingle shot over third-round leader Morgan Pressel.
NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez continues to sit on 599 home runsafter going 2-for-4 with three RBIs in the New York Yankees' 12-6drubbing of Kansas City yesterday. A-Rod had to leave the game inthe eighth after getting hit near his left wrist by a pitch withthe bases loaded in the eighth. Rodriguez said after the game thathe was fine, and he expects to be in the lineup when the Yanks facethe Indians in Cleveland today.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Outfielder Andre Dawson, manager WhiteyHerzog and umpire Doug Harvey gave their acceptance speeches duringtheir induction ceremony at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Dawsonmentioned steroid use in baseball during his speech, calling it "astain on the game, a stain gradually being removed." BroadcasterJon Miller received the Ford C. Frick Award, and sports writer BillMadden was honored with the Taylor G. Spink Award.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jamie McMurray held off Kevin Harvick to winthe Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday.McMurray is the third person to win both the Brickyard and Daytona500 in the same year. Greg Biffle finished third, followed by ClintBowyer and Tony Stewart. Pole-sitter Juan Pablo Montoya led for 53of 160 laps but crashed on lap 145 after losing his lead toMcMurray five laps earlier.
UNDATED (AP) - Bernhard Langer closed with a 1-over-par 72 andheld off a charging Corey Pavin (PAY'-vihn) to win the SeniorBritish Open by one stroke. Carl Pettersson shot a 3-under 67 inthe final round of the Canadian Open to claim his fourth PGA Tourvictory, besting third-round leader Dean Wilson by one shot. AndJiyai Shin birdied the 18th hole to win the Evian Masters by asingle shot over third-round leader Morgan Pressel.
Friday, July 23, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 23rd
NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez is one home run short of becomingthe seventh major leaguer to hit 600 roundtrippers. A-Rod connectedwith his 599th career home run in the seventh inning of lastnight's 10-4 Yankees win over Kansas City.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers enter the weekend witha six-game lead in the AL West over the L.A. Angels following their3-2 victory over the Angels last night. Cliff Lee won his firstgame since the Rangers acquired him from Seattle as he outpitchedfellow All-Star Jered Weaver to improve his overall record to9-and-4.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals had their season-higheight-game win streak ended by Philadelphia yesterday as the Philsposted a 2-0 victory in 11 innings. The Cardinals didn't lose anyground as Cincinnati was dropping a 7-1 decision to Washington thatkeeps St. Louis atop the NL Central by a game and a-half over theReds.
CINCINNATI (AP) - The black Mizuno bat that Pete Rose used toget his final hit has been auctioned for $158,776, which expertssay was less than expected for the historic bat. Rose used the batfor hit No. 4,256, a single off San Francisco's Greg Minton on Aug.14, 1986.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A person familiar with the situation saysChris Paul has requested a trade and the Hornets have scheduled aface-to-face meeting with the star guard on Monday. Paul will sitdown with new head coach Monty Williams, new general manager DellDemps and team president Hugh Weber.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers enter the weekend witha six-game lead in the AL West over the L.A. Angels following their3-2 victory over the Angels last night. Cliff Lee won his firstgame since the Rangers acquired him from Seattle as he outpitchedfellow All-Star Jered Weaver to improve his overall record to9-and-4.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals had their season-higheight-game win streak ended by Philadelphia yesterday as the Philsposted a 2-0 victory in 11 innings. The Cardinals didn't lose anyground as Cincinnati was dropping a 7-1 decision to Washington thatkeeps St. Louis atop the NL Central by a game and a-half over theReds.
CINCINNATI (AP) - The black Mizuno bat that Pete Rose used toget his final hit has been auctioned for $158,776, which expertssay was less than expected for the historic bat. Rose used the batfor hit No. 4,256, a single off San Francisco's Greg Minton on Aug.14, 1986.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A person familiar with the situation saysChris Paul has requested a trade and the Hornets have scheduled aface-to-face meeting with the star guard on Monday. Paul will sitdown with new head coach Monty Williams, new general manager DellDemps and team president Hugh Weber.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 22nd
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The National League Central-leading St. LouisCardinals send out 14-game winner Adam Wainwright as they go for afour-game sweep of two-time defending National League championPhiladelphia this afternoon at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals made iteight in a row last night with a 5-1 win over the Phillies, who'velost six of seven since the All-Star break.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Dodgers skipper Joe Torre sayshe's not ruling anything out, but he doesn't anticipate managinganywhere else, including Chicago. The 70-year-old Torre's name hasemerged as a possible candidate to replace Lou Piniella, who isretiring as Cubs manager at the end of the season.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh's prized rookie Pedro Alvarez hadtwo home runs for the second consecutive game and the PittsburghPirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 15-3 last night. On Tuesdaynight, Alvarez had a grand slam and a solo homer in the Pirates'11-9 win over Milwaukee.
CINCINNATI (AP) - Washington's Stephen Strasburg (STRAHS'-burg),another top National League rookie, improved his record to 5-and-2by pitching the Nationals past Cincinnati, 8-5. Strasburg allowedthree runs on six hits and struck out seven in his five andtwo-thirds innings.
NEW YORK (AP) - The president of the Heisman Trophy Trust says adecision hasn't been reached on whether to strip former SouthernCalifornia running back Reggie Bush of the award he won in 2005honoring college football's top player. This comes one day afterUSC said it is returning its copy of Bush's trophy as one ofseveral measures it is taking to distance itself from Bush in thewake of severe NCAA sanctions.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Dodgers skipper Joe Torre sayshe's not ruling anything out, but he doesn't anticipate managinganywhere else, including Chicago. The 70-year-old Torre's name hasemerged as a possible candidate to replace Lou Piniella, who isretiring as Cubs manager at the end of the season.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh's prized rookie Pedro Alvarez hadtwo home runs for the second consecutive game and the PittsburghPirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 15-3 last night. On Tuesdaynight, Alvarez had a grand slam and a solo homer in the Pirates'11-9 win over Milwaukee.
CINCINNATI (AP) - Washington's Stephen Strasburg (STRAHS'-burg),another top National League rookie, improved his record to 5-and-2by pitching the Nationals past Cincinnati, 8-5. Strasburg allowedthree runs on six hits and struck out seven in his five andtwo-thirds innings.
NEW YORK (AP) - The president of the Heisman Trophy Trust says adecision hasn't been reached on whether to strip former SouthernCalifornia running back Reggie Bush of the award he won in 2005honoring college football's top player. This comes one day afterUSC said it is returning its copy of Bush's trophy as one ofseveral measures it is taking to distance itself from Bush in thewake of severe NCAA sanctions.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 21st
CHICAGO (AP) - Lou Piniella's lame-duck tenure as Chicagomanager began with his Cubs winning a 14-7 decision over Houstonbehind three Aramis Ramirez home runs last night. The 66-year-oldPiniella, who's been a major league manager for 22 seasons and incharge of the Cubs since 2006, says he's retiring at the end of theseason.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Chris Carpenter worked eight dominant inningsand the St. Louis Cardinals got home runs from Randy Winn and MattHolliday in winning their seventh in a row with a 7-1 victory overslumping Philadelphia. The Phillies are 1-and-5 since the All-Starbreak.
NEW YORK (AP) - Hideki Matsui (hih-DEK'-ee mat-SOO'-ee), MaicerIzturis (MY'-sur ihz-TUR'-ihs) and Mike Napoli (NAP'-oh-lee) hittwo-run homers to back spot starter Sean O'Sullivan, and the L.A.Angels trounced the New York Yankees 10-2. O'Sullivan was startingin place of Scott Kazmir, who was put on the disabled list Sundaybecause of shoulder fatigue.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - There's a big change at the top of theembattled athletic program at Southern California. Mike Garrett isout as Trojans athletic director and incoming is former SouthernCalifornia QB Pat Haden, a respected member of USC's board oftrustees.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The NHL is rejecting Ilya Kovalchuk's(EEL'-yah KOH'-vul-chookz) landmark 17-year, $102 million contractwith the New Jersey Devils. The NHL has determined the landmarkdeal was designed to circumvent the league's salary cap.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Chris Carpenter worked eight dominant inningsand the St. Louis Cardinals got home runs from Randy Winn and MattHolliday in winning their seventh in a row with a 7-1 victory overslumping Philadelphia. The Phillies are 1-and-5 since the All-Starbreak.
NEW YORK (AP) - Hideki Matsui (hih-DEK'-ee mat-SOO'-ee), MaicerIzturis (MY'-sur ihz-TUR'-ihs) and Mike Napoli (NAP'-oh-lee) hittwo-run homers to back spot starter Sean O'Sullivan, and the L.A.Angels trounced the New York Yankees 10-2. O'Sullivan was startingin place of Scott Kazmir, who was put on the disabled list Sundaybecause of shoulder fatigue.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - There's a big change at the top of theembattled athletic program at Southern California. Mike Garrett isout as Trojans athletic director and incoming is former SouthernCalifornia QB Pat Haden, a respected member of USC's board oftrustees.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The NHL is rejecting Ilya Kovalchuk's(EEL'-yah KOH'-vul-chookz) landmark 17-year, $102 million contractwith the New Jersey Devils. The NHL has determined the landmarkdeal was designed to circumvent the league's salary cap.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 20th
MIAMI (AP) - Pinch-hitter Donnie Murphy hit a two-run homer withtwo outs in the ninth inning and the Florida Marlins rallied pastthe Colorado Rockies 9-8 in a game that featured five lead changes.Colorado's All-Star starter Ubaldo Jimenez was trying for his 16thvictory, but had his shortest outing of the season after theMarlins scored six runs in a five and two-thirds innings.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The most prolific rusher in the NFL lastseason has run himself into a big payday. Chris Johnson's agentsays the running back and the Tennessee Titans have agreed on arevised deal following a season in which he became the sixth NFLrunning back to run for at least 2,000 yards.
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks have secured the services ofnine-time All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT'-skee) with anew long-term contract. Terms were not disclosed but a personfamiliar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press thedeal is for more than $80 million over four years, with a no-tradeclause.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Raja Bell is returning to the Utah Jazz,who inked the 33-year-old shooting guard to a three-year deal worthabout $10 million. The 6-foot-5 Bell was a favorite with both thefans and coach Jerry Sloan because of his defense before leavingthe Jazz in 2005 to play with the Phoenix Suns.
UNDATED (AP) - A spokesman for the WTA Tour says Serena Williamsis questionable for the U.S. Open because of a foot injury sufferedwhen she cut her foot on broken glass at a restaurant shortly afterwinning Wimbledon. Williams' return to the Open has been widelyanticipated because of her tumultuous semifinal loss there lastyear when she threw a tirade at a line judge and was fined a record$82,500.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The most prolific rusher in the NFL lastseason has run himself into a big payday. Chris Johnson's agentsays the running back and the Tennessee Titans have agreed on arevised deal following a season in which he became the sixth NFLrunning back to run for at least 2,000 yards.
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks have secured the services ofnine-time All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT'-skee) with anew long-term contract. Terms were not disclosed but a personfamiliar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press thedeal is for more than $80 million over four years, with a no-tradeclause.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Raja Bell is returning to the Utah Jazz,who inked the 33-year-old shooting guard to a three-year deal worthabout $10 million. The 6-foot-5 Bell was a favorite with both thefans and coach Jerry Sloan because of his defense before leavingthe Jazz in 2005 to play with the Phoenix Suns.
UNDATED (AP) - A spokesman for the WTA Tour says Serena Williamsis questionable for the U.S. Open because of a foot injury sufferedwhen she cut her foot on broken glass at a restaurant shortly afterwinning Wimbledon. Williams' return to the Open has been widelyanticipated because of her tumultuous semifinal loss there lastyear when she threw a tirade at a line judge and was fined a record$82,500.
Monday, July 19, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 19th
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Louis Oosthuizen (WUHST'-hy-zen)was the runaway winner of the British Open, finishing seven shotsahead of Lee Westwood. Oosthuizen closed with a 1-under 71 andfinished 16-under while becoming the first player in 46 years toearn his first major championship at St. Andrews. Paul Caseyfinished in a three-way tie for third with first-round leader RoryMcIlroy and Henrik Stenson, eight shots off the pace.
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez iswithin two homers of becoming the seventh player in major leaguehistory to hit 600 in his career. Rodriguez smacked his 598thround-tripper in yesterday's 9-5 win over Tampa Bay, leaving him 11behind Sammy Sosa for sixth on the all-time list. The victory gavethe Yankees a three-game lead over the Rays in the American LeagueEast.
UNDATED (AP) - Texas has a 4 1/2-game lead in the AmericanLeague West following the Rangers' 4-2 win at Boston and the LosAngeles Angels 2-1 loss to Seattle. C.J. Wilson struck out acareer-high 10 over 6 2/3 innings to lead the Rangers. And theChicago White Sox top the AL Central by 1 1/2 games over Detroitand Minnesota after the Twins beat the Chisox 7-6.
UNDATED (AP) - St. Louis has taken a half-game lead in theNational League Central with a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgersand Cincinnati's 1-0 loss to Colorado. The Rockies remain fourgames behind the NL West-leading San Diego Padres, who knocked offArizona 6-4. And Atlanta's 11-6 win over Milwaukee leaves theBraves five games ahead of the second-place New York Mets in the NLEast.
TORONTO (AP) - Will Power picked up his second straight victoryand fourth of the year by taking the checkered flag in the HondaIndyCar Toronto race. Power held off Indianapolis 500 championDario Franchitti (DA'-ree-oh fran-KEE'-tee) after taking the leadfrom pole-sitter Justin Wilson off a restart with 14 laps left.
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez iswithin two homers of becoming the seventh player in major leaguehistory to hit 600 in his career. Rodriguez smacked his 598thround-tripper in yesterday's 9-5 win over Tampa Bay, leaving him 11behind Sammy Sosa for sixth on the all-time list. The victory gavethe Yankees a three-game lead over the Rays in the American LeagueEast.
UNDATED (AP) - Texas has a 4 1/2-game lead in the AmericanLeague West following the Rangers' 4-2 win at Boston and the LosAngeles Angels 2-1 loss to Seattle. C.J. Wilson struck out acareer-high 10 over 6 2/3 innings to lead the Rangers. And theChicago White Sox top the AL Central by 1 1/2 games over Detroitand Minnesota after the Twins beat the Chisox 7-6.
UNDATED (AP) - St. Louis has taken a half-game lead in theNational League Central with a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgersand Cincinnati's 1-0 loss to Colorado. The Rockies remain fourgames behind the NL West-leading San Diego Padres, who knocked offArizona 6-4. And Atlanta's 11-6 win over Milwaukee leaves theBraves five games ahead of the second-place New York Mets in the NLEast.
TORONTO (AP) - Will Power picked up his second straight victoryand fourth of the year by taking the checkered flag in the HondaIndyCar Toronto race. Power held off Indianapolis 500 championDario Franchitti (DA'-ree-oh fran-KEE'-tee) after taking the leadfrom pole-sitter Justin Wilson off a restart with 14 laps left.
Friday, July 16, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 16th
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Louis Oosthuizen (OOST'-hih-zihn)of South Africa has surged to the lead early in the second round ofthe British Open. He started with four straight pars, then strungtogether three birdies in a row, putting him 10-under. Rory McIlroyof Northern Ireland, who held the lead after the first round at St.Andrews, had an afternoon tee time.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltranmade his season debut last night in San Francisco, batting cleanupand going 1-for-4 in a 2-0 loss against the Giants. Beltran hadn'tplayed for the Mets since undergoing surgery on his right kneebefore training camp.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirezwas 0-for-3 in last night's 7-1 loss at St. Louis after coming offthe disabled list yesterday. Ramirez had missed 11 games with astrained right hamstring, and went 0-for-9 with five strikeoutsduring his three-game rehab stint with the Class-A Inland Empire66ers.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Boston Celtics minority partner Joe Lacoband Mandalay Entertainment CEO Peter Guber have agreed to purchasethe Golden State Warriors from Chris Cohan for $450 million, an NBArecord. The deal still needs to be approved by three-quarters ofthe NBA Board of Governors, and Lacob must sell his interest in theCeltics.
MIAMI (AP) - Mike Miller has inked his five-year contract withthe Heat, joining LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh inMiami. The 6-foot-8 sharpshooter is the latest player to take lessmoney than he could have made elsewhere to play for the Heat.James, Wade, Bosh and Udonis Haslem (yoo-DAH'-nihs HAZ'-lehm) allleft millions on the bargaining table to ensure the Heat would haveflexibility to sign players like Miller.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltranmade his season debut last night in San Francisco, batting cleanupand going 1-for-4 in a 2-0 loss against the Giants. Beltran hadn'tplayed for the Mets since undergoing surgery on his right kneebefore training camp.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirezwas 0-for-3 in last night's 7-1 loss at St. Louis after coming offthe disabled list yesterday. Ramirez had missed 11 games with astrained right hamstring, and went 0-for-9 with five strikeoutsduring his three-game rehab stint with the Class-A Inland Empire66ers.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Boston Celtics minority partner Joe Lacoband Mandalay Entertainment CEO Peter Guber have agreed to purchasethe Golden State Warriors from Chris Cohan for $450 million, an NBArecord. The deal still needs to be approved by three-quarters ofthe NBA Board of Governors, and Lacob must sell his interest in theCeltics.
MIAMI (AP) - Mike Miller has inked his five-year contract withthe Heat, joining LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh inMiami. The 6-foot-8 sharpshooter is the latest player to take lessmoney than he could have made elsewhere to play for the Heat.James, Wade, Bosh and Udonis Haslem (yoo-DAH'-nihs HAZ'-lehm) allleft millions on the bargaining table to ensure the Heat would haveflexibility to sign players like Miller.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 15th
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Fifteen years after his stunningwin in the British Open, John Daly is off to another rousing startthere. The mercurial American made the turn in the opening roundtoday with a 5-under 31, taking advantage of benign conditions thatthreatened to turn worse at any moment. He birdied the first twoholes, and closed the front side with two more birdies.
PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Suns have added forward Hedo Turkoglu(HEE'-doo TUR'-kuh-loo) and swingman Josh Childress to their rosterafter completing trades with the Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawksyesterday. The Raptors get Leandro Barbosa (bar-BOH'-suh) andforward Dwayne Jones for Turkoglu, who averaged a disappointing11.3 points in his lone season with Toronto. Childress was acquiredfrom the Hawks for a second-round pick in the 2012 draft afterspending the last two years playing in Greece.
UNDATED (AP) - The Houston Rockets have matched Cleveland'sthree-year, $24 million offer sheet to Kyle Lowry, who averaged 9.1points and 4.5 assists last season. The Minnesota Timberwolves haveagreed to a four-year, $16 million deal with free agent LukeRidnour. And free agent power forward Al Harrington says he'sheaded to Denver after accepting a package from the Nuggets.
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves enter the second half of theseason with a new starting shortstop after acquiring Alex Gonzalezand a pair of prospects from Toronto in exchange for fellowshortstop Yunel Escobar and left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes. Gonzalez isbatting .259 with 17 home runs and 50 RBIs. Escobar owns a .238average with no homers and 19 RBIs after batting .299 with 14 timeslast year.
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy hasundergone successful surgery to repair a detached muscle in hisright shoulder. Peavy was injured July 6 after going 7-6 with a4.63 ERA in 17 starts this year. He will miss the rest of theseason and expects to be ready for spring training.
PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Suns have added forward Hedo Turkoglu(HEE'-doo TUR'-kuh-loo) and swingman Josh Childress to their rosterafter completing trades with the Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawksyesterday. The Raptors get Leandro Barbosa (bar-BOH'-suh) andforward Dwayne Jones for Turkoglu, who averaged a disappointing11.3 points in his lone season with Toronto. Childress was acquiredfrom the Hawks for a second-round pick in the 2012 draft afterspending the last two years playing in Greece.
UNDATED (AP) - The Houston Rockets have matched Cleveland'sthree-year, $24 million offer sheet to Kyle Lowry, who averaged 9.1points and 4.5 assists last season. The Minnesota Timberwolves haveagreed to a four-year, $16 million deal with free agent LukeRidnour. And free agent power forward Al Harrington says he'sheaded to Denver after accepting a package from the Nuggets.
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves enter the second half of theseason with a new starting shortstop after acquiring Alex Gonzalezand a pair of prospects from Toronto in exchange for fellowshortstop Yunel Escobar and left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes. Gonzalez isbatting .259 with 17 home runs and 50 RBIs. Escobar owns a .238average with no homers and 19 RBIs after batting .299 with 14 timeslast year.
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy hasundergone successful surgery to repair a detached muscle in hisright shoulder. Peavy was injured July 6 after going 7-6 with a4.63 ERA in 17 starts this year. He will miss the rest of theseason and expects to be ready for spring training.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 14th
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Yankees say they will wear patcheson their uniforms honoring the memory of owner George Steinbrenner,who died Tuesday, and longtime public address announcer BobSheppard. The Steinbrenner patch will be worn above theinterlocking NY on the pinstriped home uniform, and above the"York" on the road grays. The patch commemorating Sheppard willbe worn on the left sleeve of the home and away uniforms.
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Times is reporting federal grandjury subpoenas have been issued to witnesses as part of aninvestigation of possible fraud and doping charges against LanceArmstrong and his associates. The federal doping investigation wasspurred by allegations made by disgraced 2006 Tour de France winnerFloyd Landis. He's charged that the use of banned substances wascommon on the US Postal team when he rode with seven-time Tourwinner Armstrong.
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert has declinedoffers from some of the team's fans to help him pay the $100,000fine he was assessed for critical comments about LeBron James.Gilbert says he'll foot the bill himself, and encouraged those whooffered to help him pay to donate the money to charity instead.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Blues' defenseman Darryl Sydor(sih-DOR') has retired after an 18-year career in the NHL playingfor six teams. The 38-year-old earned back-to-back All-Starselections in 1998 and 1999, and was on Stanley Cup champions withthe Stars in 1999, and 2004 with the Lightning.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Postal Service will honor the NegroLeagues that gave black players a chance to show their talentsbefore the major leagues were integrated. A pair of 44-centcommemorative stamps will be dedicated Thursday in ceremonies atthe Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo.
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Times is reporting federal grandjury subpoenas have been issued to witnesses as part of aninvestigation of possible fraud and doping charges against LanceArmstrong and his associates. The federal doping investigation wasspurred by allegations made by disgraced 2006 Tour de France winnerFloyd Landis. He's charged that the use of banned substances wascommon on the US Postal team when he rode with seven-time Tourwinner Armstrong.
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert has declinedoffers from some of the team's fans to help him pay the $100,000fine he was assessed for critical comments about LeBron James.Gilbert says he'll foot the bill himself, and encouraged those whooffered to help him pay to donate the money to charity instead.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Blues' defenseman Darryl Sydor(sih-DOR') has retired after an 18-year career in the NHL playingfor six teams. The 38-year-old earned back-to-back All-Starselections in 1998 and 1999, and was on Stanley Cup champions withthe Stars in 1999, and 2004 with the Lightning.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Postal Service will honor the NegroLeagues that gave black players a chance to show their talentsbefore the major leagues were integrated. A pair of 44-centcommemorative stamps will be dedicated Thursday in ceremonies atthe Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 13th
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Colorado 15-game winner Ubaldo Jimenez(oo-BAHL'-doh hih-MEHN'-ehz) will start for the National League asthey try to end a 13-year winless streak in the All-Star gameTuesday night. Tampa Bay 12-game winner David Price gets the startfor the American League which hasn't lost the midsummer classicsince 1996.
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Southern California coach Pete Carrollsays he feels responsible being connected with the violations thatled to NCAA sanctions against the football program. In an interviewwith The Associated Press, the new Seattle Seahawks coach, says healso feels responsible to defend the Trojans.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Magic agreed to a deal with free agentQuentin Richardson on Monday, a person familiar with thenegotiations told The Associated Press. The 6-foot-6 Richardson canplay both small forward and shooting guard. He averaged 8.9 pointsand 4.9 rebounds for Miami last season.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio has finally signed Tiago Splitterwho they made the 28th overall pick in the 2007 draft. The6-foot-11 Brazilian was the MVP of the Spanish League regularseason and playoffs this year.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Former players and fellow coaches were amongthose in attendance at a memorial service Monday for offensiveinnovator Don Coryell who died last week at age 85. Former TVanalyst and Hall of Fame coach John Madden choked up when speakingabout the architect of Air Coryell not being in the Pro FootballHall of Fame.
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Southern California coach Pete Carrollsays he feels responsible being connected with the violations thatled to NCAA sanctions against the football program. In an interviewwith The Associated Press, the new Seattle Seahawks coach, says healso feels responsible to defend the Trojans.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Magic agreed to a deal with free agentQuentin Richardson on Monday, a person familiar with thenegotiations told The Associated Press. The 6-foot-6 Richardson canplay both small forward and shooting guard. He averaged 8.9 pointsand 4.9 rebounds for Miami last season.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - San Antonio has finally signed Tiago Splitterwho they made the 28th overall pick in the 2007 draft. The6-foot-11 Brazilian was the MVP of the Spanish League regularseason and playoffs this year.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Former players and fellow coaches were amongthose in attendance at a memorial service Monday for offensiveinnovator Don Coryell who died last week at age 85. Former TVanalyst and Hall of Fame coach John Madden choked up when speakingabout the architect of Air Coryell not being in the Pro FootballHall of Fame.
Monday, July 12, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 12th
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox might be sorry to have tostop playing baseball for a few days as they are on an eight-gamewin streak. The surging White Sox took over first place in the ALCentral by routing Kansas City 15-5 yesterday and have won 25 oftheir last 30 games before the All-Star break.
SEATTLE (AP) - The defending World Series champion New YorkYankees have the best record in baseball at 56-and-32 entering theAll-Star break following yesterday's 8-2 triumph over Seattle. CCSabathia (suh-BATH'-ee-uh) held the Mariners to one run in seveninnings and joined Tampa Bay's David Price as the only 12-gamewinners in the American League.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles didn't have manyfirst-half highlights but their four-game weekend sweep offirst-place Texas was certainly one of them. The Orioles, who enterthe break with the worst record in the majors at 29-and-59,finished off their first four-game sweep with a 4-1 triumph inArlington.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In the final baseball game before theAll-Star break, the L.A. Dodgers blanked the Chicago Cubs 7-0 toremain two games back of San Diego in the NL West. James Loney'sthree-run home run got the Dodgers off to a fast start and VicentePadilla (vih-SEHN'-tay puh-DEE'-uh) threw two-hit ball for eightinnings for the win.
MADRID (AP) - A roaring celebration rocked Spain yesterday withsome 300,000 people flocking to Madrid's downtown streets forming asea of red and yellow in tribute to the nation's first World Cuptitle, thanks to a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands. Spain, longtagged a perennial underachiever in soccer, had never before beenin a World Cup final.
SEATTLE (AP) - The defending World Series champion New YorkYankees have the best record in baseball at 56-and-32 entering theAll-Star break following yesterday's 8-2 triumph over Seattle. CCSabathia (suh-BATH'-ee-uh) held the Mariners to one run in seveninnings and joined Tampa Bay's David Price as the only 12-gamewinners in the American League.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles didn't have manyfirst-half highlights but their four-game weekend sweep offirst-place Texas was certainly one of them. The Orioles, who enterthe break with the worst record in the majors at 29-and-59,finished off their first four-game sweep with a 4-1 triumph inArlington.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In the final baseball game before theAll-Star break, the L.A. Dodgers blanked the Chicago Cubs 7-0 toremain two games back of San Diego in the NL West. James Loney'sthree-run home run got the Dodgers off to a fast start and VicentePadilla (vih-SEHN'-tay puh-DEE'-uh) threw two-hit ball for eightinnings for the win.
MADRID (AP) - A roaring celebration rocked Spain yesterday withsome 300,000 people flocking to Madrid's downtown streets forming asea of red and yellow in tribute to the nation's first World Cuptitle, thanks to a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands. Spain, longtagged a perennial underachiever in soccer, had never before beenin a World Cup final.
Friday, July 9, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 9th
GREENWICH, Conn (AP) - Predicting "we're going to be a realgood team," NBA prized free agent LeBron James says he's joiningpoint guard Dwyane (dwayn) Wade and center Chris Bosh as a memberof the Miami Heat. James made his long-awaited announcement in ahastily arranged ESPN special last night that caused much anguishin Cleveland and elsewhere.
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) - After four months of pretty indifferent playon the PGA Tour, Paul Goydos managed to turn things in a big wayyesterday - he shot a 59 for the first-round lead at the John DeereClassic. Perhaps just as amazing, Goydos led by only one stroke asdefending champion Steve Stricker shot a 60.
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) - Somebody forgot to remind Kelli Shean she'san amateur. Shean, a University of Arkansas golfer playing in onlyher second major professional tournament, shot a 1-under 70 andtrails first-round leader Brittany Lang by one shot enteringtoday's second round at the U.S. Women's Open outside Pittsburgh.
TORONTO (AP) - Major League home run leader Jose Bautista hithis 23rd homer, one of Toronto's five homers in the Blue Jays' 8-1win over Minnesota. Fred Lewis, Adam Lind, Jose Molina and LyleOverbay also went deep for the Blue Jays, who hit 10 homers in thethree game series and lead the majors with 130.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - An auction to sell the Texas Rangers isin limbo following opposition to the process that would have beencontrolled by Major League Baseball. Just days after seeking courtapproval for the July 16 auction, the Rangers withdrew its motionfollowing opposition from the court-appointed restructuring officerin the bankruptcy case.
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) - After four months of pretty indifferent playon the PGA Tour, Paul Goydos managed to turn things in a big wayyesterday - he shot a 59 for the first-round lead at the John DeereClassic. Perhaps just as amazing, Goydos led by only one stroke asdefending champion Steve Stricker shot a 60.
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) - Somebody forgot to remind Kelli Shean she'san amateur. Shean, a University of Arkansas golfer playing in onlyher second major professional tournament, shot a 1-under 70 andtrails first-round leader Brittany Lang by one shot enteringtoday's second round at the U.S. Women's Open outside Pittsburgh.
TORONTO (AP) - Major League home run leader Jose Bautista hithis 23rd homer, one of Toronto's five homers in the Blue Jays' 8-1win over Minnesota. Fred Lewis, Adam Lind, Jose Molina and LyleOverbay also went deep for the Blue Jays, who hit 10 homers in thethree game series and lead the majors with 130.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - An auction to sell the Texas Rangers isin limbo following opposition to the process that would have beencontrolled by Major League Baseball. Just days after seeking courtapproval for the July 16 auction, the Rangers withdrew its motionfollowing opposition from the court-appointed restructuring officerin the bankruptcy case.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 8th
UNDATED (AP) - The madness ends tonight, with LeBron James'announcing which of his suitors has won his allegiance. The NBA'smost highly recruited free agent has multiple options afterdiscussions with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat,New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls and L.A. Clippers.
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) - Two weeks after Cristie Kerr won the LPGAChampionship by 12 strokes, the ladies are playing another major.Round one of the U.S. Women's Open is under way at the esteemedOakmont Country Club in western Pennsylvania. Kerr has an afternoontee time (1:14 p.m. Eastern).
CHICAGO (AP) - Freddy Garcia pitched six solid innings for hisninth victory, Paul Konerko (kuh-NER'-koh) hit a two-run double andthe White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 for their fourthstraight victory. Chicago jumps ahead of the Minnesota Twins forsecond place in the AL Central and trail the Detroit Tigers by onegame.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In his final start before his second trip tothe All-Star game, Florida ace Josh Johnson scattered six hits overeight innings and lowered his major league-leading ERA to 1.70 tohelp the Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0. Johnson threw117 pitches and came within three outs of his first shutout in 94big league starts, improving to 9-and-3 in the process.
DENVER (AP) - There's an excellent pitching matchup thisafternoon in Denver, where the Rockies will be shooting for athree-game sweep of the Cardinals. Ubaldo Jimenez has struggled inhis last three outings but still brings a 14-and-1 record and 2.27ERA into his start against St. Louis. The Cards counter with ChrisCarpenter, who has won five of his last six decisions and brings a9-and-2 record and 3.17 ERA to the Coors Field mound.
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) - Two weeks after Cristie Kerr won the LPGAChampionship by 12 strokes, the ladies are playing another major.Round one of the U.S. Women's Open is under way at the esteemedOakmont Country Club in western Pennsylvania. Kerr has an afternoontee time (1:14 p.m. Eastern).
CHICAGO (AP) - Freddy Garcia pitched six solid innings for hisninth victory, Paul Konerko (kuh-NER'-koh) hit a two-run double andthe White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 for their fourthstraight victory. Chicago jumps ahead of the Minnesota Twins forsecond place in the AL Central and trail the Detroit Tigers by onegame.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In his final start before his second trip tothe All-Star game, Florida ace Josh Johnson scattered six hits overeight innings and lowered his major league-leading ERA to 1.70 tohelp the Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0. Johnson threw117 pitches and came within three outs of his first shutout in 94big league starts, improving to 9-and-3 in the process.
DENVER (AP) - There's an excellent pitching matchup thisafternoon in Denver, where the Rockies will be shooting for athree-game sweep of the Cardinals. Ubaldo Jimenez has struggled inhis last three outings but still brings a 14-and-1 record and 2.27ERA into his start against St. Louis. The Cards counter with ChrisCarpenter, who has won five of his last six decisions and brings a9-and-2 record and 3.17 ERA to the Coors Field mound.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 7th
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Clippers have reachedagreement in principle with Vinny Del Negro (NAY'-groh) to becomethe team's new coach. He was fired as coach of the Chicago Bulls inMay after going 82-82 in two seasons and leading the team to twopost-season appearances.
DENVER (AP) - Seth Smith's three-run homer capped a nine-runninth inning and gave Colorado a 12-9 win over St. Louis. ChrisIannetta (eye-uh-NET'-uh) also hit a three-run homer as part of thelargest ninth-inning comeback in Rockies history.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Yankees Alex Rodriguez has tied MannyRamirez for second place on the career list with his 21st grandslam. That was one of two homers Rodriguez had in a 6-1 win overOakland.
DETROIT (AP) - Johnny Damon's two-run homer in the bottom of theeleventh gave Detroit a 7-5 win over Baltimore and capped off amemorable night for the outfielder. Earlier in the game, Damonrecorded his 2,500th career hit.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - A spectator fell 30 feet from the seconddeck at Rangers Ballpark while trying to catch a foul ball in theRangers-Yankees game Tuesday night. A Rangers spokesman says theman was able to move all his extremities and was responsive toparamedics who strapped him onto a stretcher and took him to ahospital.
DENVER (AP) - Seth Smith's three-run homer capped a nine-runninth inning and gave Colorado a 12-9 win over St. Louis. ChrisIannetta (eye-uh-NET'-uh) also hit a three-run homer as part of thelargest ninth-inning comeback in Rockies history.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Yankees Alex Rodriguez has tied MannyRamirez for second place on the career list with his 21st grandslam. That was one of two homers Rodriguez had in a 6-1 win overOakland.
DETROIT (AP) - Johnny Damon's two-run homer in the bottom of theeleventh gave Detroit a 7-5 win over Baltimore and capped off amemorable night for the outfielder. Earlier in the game, Damonrecorded his 2,500th career hit.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - A spectator fell 30 feet from the seconddeck at Rangers Ballpark while trying to catch a foul ball in theRangers-Yankees game Tuesday night. A Rangers spokesman says theman was able to move all his extremities and was responsive toparamedics who strapped him onto a stretcher and took him to ahospital.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 6th
NEW YORK (AP) - Amare Stoudemire (ah-MAR'-ay STOO'-duh-my-ur) isheading to the New York Knicks, and both sides are hoping he's notcoming alone. The Knicks say they intend to sign Stoudemire to acontract later this week that could be worth $100 million over fiveyears and the former Phoenix center says he's working on recruitingfellow free agents LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to New York withhim.
UNDATED (AP) - If either LeBron James or Dwyane Wade knows wherethey will be playing in the NBA next season, they weren't talkingyesterday. James was at a camp in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, wasWade was meeting with the owner of the Miami Heat, which seemedprepared to offer the free-agent guard some $127 million to stay insouth Florida the next six seasons.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - At just about the halfway point of thebaseball season, Roy Halladay is halfway to being a 20-game winner.The Philadelphia fireballer tossed a five-hitter, needing just 93pitches to hurl the Phillies to a 3-1 win over Atlanta last night.
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox have won 19 of their last24 to climb within one game of the American League Central leadbehind Detroit and Minnesota. Carlos Quentin hit two home runs andGavin Floyd pitched seven solid innings to lead the White Sox' 9-2win over the Los Angeles Angels.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Uruguay plays Netherlands todayin a World Cup semifinal (2:30 p.m. start Eastern time) with thewinner advancing to Sunday's championship. Tomorrow, Spain takes onGermany in the other semifinal.
UNDATED (AP) - If either LeBron James or Dwyane Wade knows wherethey will be playing in the NBA next season, they weren't talkingyesterday. James was at a camp in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, wasWade was meeting with the owner of the Miami Heat, which seemedprepared to offer the free-agent guard some $127 million to stay insouth Florida the next six seasons.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - At just about the halfway point of thebaseball season, Roy Halladay is halfway to being a 20-game winner.The Philadelphia fireballer tossed a five-hitter, needing just 93pitches to hurl the Phillies to a 3-1 win over Atlanta last night.
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox have won 19 of their last24 to climb within one game of the American League Central leadbehind Detroit and Minnesota. Carlos Quentin hit two home runs andGavin Floyd pitched seven solid innings to lead the White Sox' 9-2win over the Los Angeles Angels.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Uruguay plays Netherlands todayin a World Cup semifinal (2:30 p.m. start Eastern time) with thewinner advancing to Sunday's championship. Tomorrow, Spain takes onGermany in the other semifinal.
Monday, July 5, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 5th
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles Angels center fielder ToriiHunter celebrated his selection to the American League All-Starteam by swatting a pair of home runs and driving in seven runs inlast night's 11-0 rout of Kansas City. Hunter connected on athree-run shot in the third inning and added a solo shot, his 14thof the season, in the seventh inning.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - For the 11th time this season and thirdstraight game, the San Diego Padres have won a game in their finalat-bat. Tony Gwynn delivered a bases-loaded single for the winningrun in the Padres' 3-2 win over Houston yesterday.
NEW YORK (AP) - Except for one more player from each leaguevoted in by fans during internet voting, the All-Star rosters arecomplete. American League MVP Joe Mauer of Minnesota and AlbertPujols (POO'-hohlz) of St. Louis from the National League were thetop vote-getters in their leagues for the All-Star game in Anaheima week from Tuesday.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-EHL' nah-DAHL')is celebrating his second Wimbledon men's singles title in threeyears and eighth Grand Slam title. The 24-year-old Spanairddefeated Tomas Berdych (TOH'-mahs BUR'-dich) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, and nowjoins the likes of Andre Agassi (AG'-uh-see), Jimmy Connors andIvan Lendl (EE'-vahn LEHN'-dul) among players who have won at leasteight Grand Slams.
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) - Ten days before the start of theBritish Open at St. Andrews, Tiger Woods is struggling with hisgolf game. Woods finished 4-over par at the AT&T Nationaltournament he hosted over the weekend, the first time in 11 yearsthat he failed to finish a regular PGA Tour event without breakingpar in any of the four rounds.
Friday, July 2, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 2nd
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Phil Jackson has decided to coach the LosAngeles Lakers for one more year as they try to win their thirdstraight NBA championship. Jackson is the NBA's all-time leaderamong coaches with 11 titles and 225 playoff victories. He's wonfive crowns with the Lakers after capturing six with the ChicagoBulls.
UNDATED (AP) - LeBron James, Dwyane (dwayn) Wade and Chris Boshwere among the NBA free agents courted by a host of suitorsyesterday. James spoke with officials from the New York Knicks andNew Jersey Nets, Wade spent time with representatives from the Netsand Chicago Bulls, and Bosh was busy talking with the Miami Heatand Houston Rockets.
PHOENIX (AP) - Kirk Gibson will make his professional managerialdebut when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Los Angeles Dodgersthis evening. Gibson was named interim manager after A.J. Hinch andGM Josh Byrnes were dismissed last night. Hinch was 89-123 in partsof two seasons with the DBacks, including a 31-48 mark this year.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers have acquired veterancatcher Bengie Molina and cash from the San Francisco Giants forreliever Chris Ray and a minor league pitcher. The 35-year-oldMolina is expected to join the Rangers and be in the lineuptonight, when they start a 10-game homestand leading into theAll-Star break. The two-time Gold Glove winner is hitting .257 withthree homers and 17 RBIs this season.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Today's Wimbledon schedule ishighlighted by men's semifinal action as 2008 champ Rafael Nadalfaces Britain's Andy Murray after Tomas Berdych (BUR'-dich) takeson Novak Djokovic (JOH'-koh-vihch). Serena Williams and VeraZvonareva (zvahn-uh-RAY'-vuh) will square off in the women's finaltomorrow after advancing yesterday.
UNDATED (AP) - LeBron James, Dwyane (dwayn) Wade and Chris Boshwere among the NBA free agents courted by a host of suitorsyesterday. James spoke with officials from the New York Knicks andNew Jersey Nets, Wade spent time with representatives from the Netsand Chicago Bulls, and Bosh was busy talking with the Miami Heatand Houston Rockets.
PHOENIX (AP) - Kirk Gibson will make his professional managerialdebut when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Los Angeles Dodgersthis evening. Gibson was named interim manager after A.J. Hinch andGM Josh Byrnes were dismissed last night. Hinch was 89-123 in partsof two seasons with the DBacks, including a 31-48 mark this year.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The Texas Rangers have acquired veterancatcher Bengie Molina and cash from the San Francisco Giants forreliever Chris Ray and a minor league pitcher. The 35-year-oldMolina is expected to join the Rangers and be in the lineuptonight, when they start a 10-game homestand leading into theAll-Star break. The two-time Gold Glove winner is hitting .257 withthree homers and 17 RBIs this season.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Today's Wimbledon schedule ishighlighted by men's semifinal action as 2008 champ Rafael Nadalfaces Britain's Andy Murray after Tomas Berdych (BUR'-dich) takeson Novak Djokovic (JOH'-koh-vihch). Serena Williams and VeraZvonareva (zvahn-uh-RAY'-vuh) will square off in the women's finaltomorrow after advancing yesterday.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
KWBG Sports for July 1st
UNDATED (AP) - All-Stars LeBron James, Amare Stoudemire, Dwyane(dwayn) Wade, Chris Bosh and Dirk Nowitzki were among the availableplayers when the NBA free-agent market opened this morning.Stoudemire opted out of his contract yesterday after he failed towork out an extension with the Phoenix Suns. Joe Johnson's agentsays the four-time All-Star is meeting today with the AtlantaHawks, who are expected to do their best to keep Johnson byoffering their top scorer a maximum contract.
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are in serious talkswith former New Orleans coach Byron Scott about their vacant headcoaching position. A person familiar the coaching search says theCavs haven't offered Scott the job but are moving toward anagreement with him.
TORONTO (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks have shed another keymember of their Stanley Cup team, dealing forward Kris Versteeg(vur-STEEG') to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a five-player swap. TheLeafs also received the rights to left wing Bill Sweatt and sentforwards Viktor Stalberg, Chris DiDomenico and Philippe Paradis tothe Hawks. Versteeg had 44 points in 79 regular-season games beforeadding 14 in the postseason.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Today's Wimbledon slate is highlightedby the women's semifinals, beginning with Vera Zvonareva(zvah-nah-RAY'-vah) against Tsvetana Pironkova (sveh-TAH'-nuhpih-RON'-kuh-vuh). Top seed Serena Williams faces Petra Kvitova(kih-VIT'-oh-vuh) in the second semifinal. Tomas Berdych(BUR'-dich) ended Roger Federer's string of eight straight trips tothe men's finals yesterday while joining Rafael Nadal (nah-DAHL'),Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) intomorrow's men's.
UNDATED (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers have signed goalieMichael Leighton to a two-year deal. He stepped up during thepostseason and helped the Flyers make a surprise run to the StanleyCup finals, going 8-3 with a 2.56 goals-against average in 14playoffs games. And David Clarkson is staying with New Jersey afterthe Devils agreed to terms on a multiyear contract with the feistyforward.
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers are in serious talkswith former New Orleans coach Byron Scott about their vacant headcoaching position. A person familiar the coaching search says theCavs haven't offered Scott the job but are moving toward anagreement with him.
TORONTO (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks have shed another keymember of their Stanley Cup team, dealing forward Kris Versteeg(vur-STEEG') to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a five-player swap. TheLeafs also received the rights to left wing Bill Sweatt and sentforwards Viktor Stalberg, Chris DiDomenico and Philippe Paradis tothe Hawks. Versteeg had 44 points in 79 regular-season games beforeadding 14 in the postseason.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Today's Wimbledon slate is highlightedby the women's semifinals, beginning with Vera Zvonareva(zvah-nah-RAY'-vah) against Tsvetana Pironkova (sveh-TAH'-nuhpih-RON'-kuh-vuh). Top seed Serena Williams faces Petra Kvitova(kih-VIT'-oh-vuh) in the second semifinal. Tomas Berdych(BUR'-dich) ended Roger Federer's string of eight straight trips tothe men's finals yesterday while joining Rafael Nadal (nah-DAHL'),Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) intomorrow's men's.
UNDATED (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers have signed goalieMichael Leighton to a two-year deal. He stepped up during thepostseason and helped the Flyers make a surprise run to the StanleyCup finals, going 8-3 with a 2.56 goals-against average in 14playoffs games. And David Clarkson is staying with New Jersey afterthe Devils agreed to terms on a multiyear contract with the feistyforward.
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